Appellate Court Opinions

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35,004 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-607 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
Blaylock v. AKG N. Am.

North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure; actual notice of service of process does not cure ineffective service of process; general appearance; filing of removal in state court does not constitute a general appearance

, Court of Appeals , COA21-605 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
Herron v. Town of Jamestown

Town ordinances; keeping potbellied pigs as pets in residentially-zoned district; livestock; swine; limited agriculture; agricultural production; legal non-conforming use; official zoning maps

, Court of Appeals , COA21-615 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
In re A.D-D.

Termination of parental rights; neglect; failure to make reasonable progress

, Court of Appeals , COA22-155 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
In re A.R.

Termination of parental rights; dependency; neglect; failure to make reasonable progress; only one ground required to support termination; unchallenged grounds for termination binding on appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA21-621 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
In re E.B.

Appellate Jurisdiction; Notice of Appeal; Petition for Writ of Certiorari; Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency

, Court of Appeals , COA22-139 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
In re E.L.G.

Dependency; Termination of Parental Rights; Sufficiency of the Evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA21-739 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
In re H.K.Q.

Recommitment, dangerous to others, findings of fact, expired term but not moot, involuntary commitment, not guilty by reason of insanity

, Court of Appeals , COA21-726 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
In re H.S.

3.1, permanency planning hearing, permanency planning order, permanency plan, reunification, guardianship, insufficient findings of fact

, Court of Appeals , COA22-25 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
In re M.M.H.

Termination of parental rights; respondent-parent not present for hearing; sufficiency of trial court inquiry before proceeding in respondent's absence; ineffective assistance of counsel claim

, Court of Appeals , COA22-161 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
In re N.C.

Rule 3.1(e); no-merit brief; termination of parental rights

, Court of Appeals , COA21-602 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
In re Z.R.F.D.

fitness as a parent; constitutionally protected parental status; reasonable efforts; verification of guardianship

, Court of Appeals , COA22-118 (Judge April Wood) , Published
In re: A.D.

Termination of parental rights; Willful failure to make reasonable progress; Mental Health; TASC; MRT; Therapy; Celebrate Recovery; Employment; Visitation; Substance Abuse; Homeless; COVID-19; DBT; Dialectical Behavioral Therapy; Case plan; DNA testing; Appropriate housing; Recovery group; Drug screen; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(2).

, Court of Appeals , COA21-576 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
In re: A.M.C. & A.D.C.

Termination of parental rights, financial contribution, incarceration.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-760 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
In re: H.B.

termination of parental rights; sufficient findings of fact; N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2)

, Court of Appeals , COA20-271-2 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
In re: K.S.

neglected juvenile; de novo review

, Court of Appeals , COA21-630 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
Johnson v. Guilford Cty. Bd. of Educ.

head-on collision between car and school bus; Tort Claims Act; North Carolina Industrial Commission; Guilford County Board of Education; negligence; doctrine of sudden emergency; 'act instantly;' last clear chance

, Court of Appeals , COA21-579 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
Keenan v. Keenan

Domestic Violence Protective Order, Acts of the Defendant, Admissibility of Evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-378 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Morris v. Rodeberg

medical malpractice action filed by a minor; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 1-17; statute of limitations; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 1-15(c); as-applied constitutional challenge